Episode 14: The New Avengers
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Other Viewpoints |
Otage
Poker um Purdey
L'ostaggio
De Gijzeling
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Purdey is given the title role by a mastermind in order to get Steed to supply secret documents to the enemy—or is it something else? Armed with proof that Steed murdered a colleague, Gambit is sent in to arrest Steed. Will Gambit be able to stop Steed from selling the top-secret papers?
IMHO |
It's a wonder that the Ministry functions at all, what with all of the traitors that keep cropping up. And if Purdey gets kidnapped to get at Steed one more time, I'll... I'll... Well, at any rate, this ploy is wearing quite, quite thin. While it has some worthwhile moments—Steed stealing the secret papers is effectively tense—it is otherwise fairly lackluster and riddled with implausible situations, such as an antique sofa capable of protecting Steed and Purdey from heavy, close-range gunfire, not to mention some iffy dialog (Steed to Gambit: "This is an unexpected surprise." Well, is a surprise ever expected?). The repeated use of echoed sound bites of people's memories is also laborious. And Steed's girlfriend of the week, Suzy, is such an uninteresting character—whatever does he see in her?
Trivia |
Simon Oates (Spelman) played Steed in the short-lived stage play of The Avengers.
Best Line |
Gambit admires Steed's medal. "How'd you get that? Ruthlessness in the field?" Steed: "Dedication to duty." Gambit: "Same thing."
Essential Reading |
- Mrs. Peel... We're Needed by Piers Johnson